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Motion simulator

  • US 4,753,596 A
  • Filed: 08/15/1986
  • Issued: 06/28/1988
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/27/1985
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A motion simulator for simulating the motion of a land vehicle such as a tank that provides simulation of motion in six degrees of freedom and includes pitch, roll, yaw rotationally and longitudinal, lateral, and vertical linearly and in addition permits a second, independent longitudinal linear motion simulation comprising:

  • a land vehicle training cockpit for simulating a particular type of land vehicle;

    a main support frame;

    anchoring means;

    a six degree of freedom synergistic motion assembly connected to said main frame, said six degree of freedom motion assembly including six extensible and retractable legs, each leg connected at one end to the main frame, and at the other end of said anchoring means such that each leg is anchored in a fixed position relative to the other legs;

    means for independently actuating each of said legs;

    a surge frame connected to said vehicle cockpit;

    a straight track connected to said main frame and disposed along the track longitudinal axis in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle cockpit, said surge frame movably connected to said track; and

    actuating means connected to said surge frame and said main frame for moving said surge frame linearly along said track to provide independent additional longitudinal linear motion to said cockpit regardless of the position of the six degree of freedom motion assembly legs.

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